grease payment



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grease payment

A sum of money, typically a bribe, paid to a government official or business person so as to facilitate or expedite some decision or transaction. Just offer the governor's aide a grease payment to move our building application to the forefront of the governor's agenda.
See also: grease, payment

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DeborahDEB-ə-rə (English), DEB-rə (English)English, Hebrew, Biblical
TÓFa-Ancient Scandinavian
Lieber-Yiddish
IntoEEN-toFinnish
RosemarieRO-se-mah-ree (German)English, German
Lara['lærə]